Lightning crashes12/20/2023 ![]() ![]() “I wanted to make this feel like an epic homage to LIVE’s original and show a new generation of listeners what dance music can be all about. “Ed’s performance on this new recording sent chills down my spine”, AVIRA adds. As good as the original version is for its raw energy and rock-and-roll vitality, AVIRA’s production and its sophisticated, modern and soulful depth immediately felt like the next chapter for the song to me.” My second thought was for the minimalistic but super-powerful counter melodies he composed that felt like emotional and spiritual exclamation points on my lyrics. “I was excited to hear it because of the synchronicity of how it unfolded for me personally, and my excitement only grew after I popped it up on the speakers! My initial thought was how protective AVIRA’s version was of the original I could tell he really cared about the song and wasn’t just throwing a beat to it. ![]() “I had been getting inspired and actually talked about working or wanting to do some experimenting in the EDM/trance space when this email and scratch demo from AVIRA came in”, Ed Kowalczyk says. ‘Lightning Crashes’ is one of those records that is universally understood as a masterpiece, and I immediately saw the opportunity to bring that legendary rock radio sound to the dance space, hopefully opening the eyes of many to dance music!” “I knew that only small circles were into it, but almost everyone listened to rock, hip-hop and Top 40. “When I was growing up in Toronto, I always felt like dance music had a bad reputation”, AVIRA reminisces (please see a full Q&A below with both AVIRA and LIVE’s Ed Kowalczyk). With subtle chord plucks, droning bass, freshly recorded vocals (by LIVE’s lead singer Ed Kowalczyk) and lyrics that narrate the circle of life, this brilliant take on the globally beloved rock classic will resonate with listeners across genres and stylistic preference. ![]() Marking the multi-platinum band’s biggest single (#1 at Modern Rock radio for ten consecutive weeks) and one of the most acclaimed songs of the modern rock era, ‘Lightning Crashes’ has now been pushed into an electronic dimension. ![]()
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